abdominoscopy /ab·dom·i·nos·co·py/ (ab-dom″ĭ-nos´kah-pe) laparoscopy.
abdominoscopy
ab·dom·i·nos·co·py ( b-d m  -ns k-p )n. Internal examination of the abdomen through the use of an endoscope; peritoneoscopy. |
abdominoscopy
[abdom′inos′kəpē]
Etymology: L, abdomen; Gk, skopein, to view
a procedure for examining the contents of the peritoneum in which an electrically illuminated tubular device is passed through a trocar into the abdominal cavity. Also called peritoneoscopy. See also endoscopy, laparoscopy.
abdominoscopy
examination of the abdomen with an endoscopic instrument inserted through the abdominal wall.
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